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The U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board (CSB) said today that it is investigating the fatal explosions and fires at U.S. Steel’s Clairton Coke Works plant in Clairton, Pennsylvania, that occurred on Monday. Two people were kille...
Posted: Aug 12, 2025
A judge has stopped government contractors in five states from sending hazardous waste to a Michigan landfill after a year of legal challenges by Detroit-area communities concerned about possible environmental impacts. Wayne County Judge Kevin Cox sa...
Posted: Aug 12, 2025
Flash flooding canceled the final day of the Wisconsin State Fair on Sunday as continued heavy rainfall in half a dozen Midwest states forced motorists to abandon their vehicles, cut power to thousands of households and closed busy roadways. Organize...
Posted: Aug 12, 2025
Brian Keeper doesn’t remember exactly when his family began spending holidays in Hunt, an unincorporated town on the banks of the Guadalupe River where they’d camp, swim, and fish. Sometimes they caught so many perch, bass, and catfish th...
Posted: Aug 12, 2025
Swiss Re’s August 2025 Life Guide has introduced guidance for underwriters on how to assess life insurance applicants who show signs of using repurposed longevity drugs, an emerging trend among health-conscious individuals. The update provid...
Posted: Aug 12, 2025
Without visibility into a producer’s progress through the contracting and appointment process, you also can’t give your producers predictable timelines for when they’re ready to sell.
Posted: Aug 12, 2025
Arrowhead Intermediaries will include three distinct divisions with key senior leader appointments.
Posted: Aug 12, 2025
Symphony Grow will provide insurance, employee benefits, and risk management solutions to Würk clients.
Posted: Aug 12, 2025
Brooke Bass will join the company as Chief Operating Officer, and Dale Brooks will join as Chief Claims Officer.
Posted: Aug 12, 2025
Neural Earth offers AI-driven geospatial risk analytics.
Posted: Aug 12, 2025
Insurance Business Magazine - US
Posted: Aug 12, 2025
This edition of International People Moves details appointments at Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance (BHSI) and Hamilton Insurance Group. A summary of these new hires follows here. BHSI Names QBE’s Masciovecchio as Country Manager, Switzer...
Posted: Aug 12, 2025
Do Kwon, the South Korean cryptocurrency entrepreneur behind two digital currencies that lost an estimated $40 billion in 2022, is planning to plead guilty on Tuesday to two charges of conspiracy to defraud and wire fraud, a judge said at …
Posted: Aug 12, 2025
Do Kwon, the South Korean cryptocurrency entrepreneur behind two digital currencies that lost an estimated $40 billion in 2022, pleaded guilty on Tuesday to two U.S. charges of conspiracy to defraud and wire fraud. Kwon, 33, who co-founded Singapore-...
Posted: Aug 12, 2025
Liberty Global Transaction Solutions (GTS), a division of Liberty Mutual Insurance, has announced the promotion of Jason Remsen to Head of East in the Americas region. Based in New York City, Remsen will report to Hilary Weiss, Head of Americas at...
Posted: Aug 12, 2025
Specialist Risk Group (SRG), the London-based group of insurance intermediaries, has entered into an agreement to acquire City Quarter Brokers, subject to regulatory approval. Financial details of the deal were not disclosed. City Quarter Brokers is...
Posted: Aug 12, 2025
Firefighters continue to slowly make gains a massive wildfire burning in two California counties, now the biggest fire in the state this year, reaching “megafire” status. The Gifford Fire is threatening more than 822 structures and has pr...
Posted: Aug 12, 2025
CatIQ, a provider of industry-wide catastrophe insurance data and a subsidiary of PERILS, has released its fifth industry loss estimate for the extensive flooding in Ontario and Quebec caused by the remnants of Hurricane Debby between 9 and 10 Aug...
Posted: Aug 12, 2025
Allianz Trade, a provider of trade credit insurance and part of the Allianz Group, has appointed Stephen Georgetii as its new Chief Credit Officer for the Americas. In this role, Georgetii will oversee the development and implementation of credit...
Posted: Aug 12, 2025
A Georgia man who opened fire on the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention headquarters, shooting dozens of rounds into the sprawling complex and killing a police officer, had blamed the COVID-19 vaccine for making him depressed and suicida...
Posted: Aug 12, 2025
Zurich North America has launched its Fronted Master Builders Risk (MBR) solution, a new insurance product designed to handle unprecedented scale and complexity of today’s largest construction projects. This offering is particularly relevant given...
Posted: Aug 12, 2025
A federal judge ordered the Chemours Chemical Company on Thursday to immediately stop discharging unlawful levels of cancer-causing chemicals into the Ohio River from the company’s Washington Works plant in West Virginia. “Those pollutant...
Posted: Aug 12, 2025
As wildfires raged across Los Angeles in January, a state official parried an email from a resident living on the edge of the conflagration: When would long-delayed regulations designed to protect high-risk homes like hers be implemented? “I do...
Posted: Aug 12, 2025
CAC Group, a national insurance broker and advisor comprised of CAC Specialty and CAC Agency, has appointed John Ludwig to the newly created role of President & Chief Growth Officer. The appointment underscores CAC’s continued investment...
Posted: Aug 12, 2025
Billionaire Elon Musk said on Monday his artificial intelligence startup xAI would take legal action against Apple, accusing the iPhone maker of breaching antitrust regulations in managing the App Store rankings. “Apple is behaving in a manner...
Posted: Aug 12, 2025
International specialist insurer Hiscox has disclosed current estimates for Syndicate 33’s and Syndicate 6104’s 2023 and 2024 accounts. For the 2023 year of account, Hiscox now estimates that Syndicate 33 will generate a return of 12%...
Posted: Aug 12, 2025
Insurance Business Magazine - US
Posted: Aug 12, 2025
Specialist Risk Group (SRG), an insurance intermediary backed by Warburg Pincus and Temasek, has announced it has entered into an agreement to acquire London-based broker City Quarter Brokers. Established in 2018, City Quarter Brokers is an indepe...
Posted: Aug 12, 2025
Premium growth of 13.2% at midyear 2025 reported by stamping offices reflects E&S industry's expanding role as alternative coverage solution, the Wholesale & Specialty Insurance Association reports. The post
Posted: Aug 12, 2025
Privately held insurance brokerage Lockton has made a range of national leadership appointments to reinforce its commitment to key industries, reportedly expanding its expertise and industry focus. Namely, Matthew Payne has been named U.S. Transpo...
Posted: Aug 12, 2025
Finland’s national prosecutor’s office said on Monday it had brought charges against the captain and first and second officers of the Eagle S oil tanker over the cutting of undersea cables in the Gulf of Finland in December. The Georgian...
Posted: Aug 12, 2025
Canada Life Reinsurance has posted “outstanding” Q2 2025 results, according to its CEO, delivering $229 million in base earnings for the quarter, marking a 9% increase over the same period last year. The strong performance builds on the firm’s rob...
Posted: Aug 12, 2025
Hannover Re, one of Europe’s big four reinsurance companies, has achieved year-to-date growth in traditional treaty renewals of 5.4%, with one of the key drivers being underlying expansion of the firm’s ceding companies, while the carr...
Posted: Aug 12, 2025
Davies, a professional services and technology provider for the insurance and regulated markets, has promoted Richard Barke to CEO of its Insurance Solutions division. In his new role, Barke will oversee operations and shape the division’s growth...
Posted: Aug 12, 2025
Ategrity Specialty Insurance Company Holdings reported strong underwriting results for the second quarter of 2025, with underwriting income rising 119.1% to $9.6 million from $4.4 million in the prior-year period, alongside an improved combined ra...
Posted: Aug 12, 2025
Wildfires briefly shut the Dardanelles Strait to shipping on Monday evening, as extreme heat and strong winds fueled blazes across the Mediterranean. The Dardanelles — a vital maritime chokepoint for oil and gas from the Black Sea and Central Asia &#...
Posted: Aug 12, 2025
Wildfires briefly shut the Dardanelles Strait to shipping on Monday, as extreme heat and strong winds fueled blazes across the Mediterranean. The Dardanelles — a vital maritime chokepoint for oil and gas from the Black Sea and Central Asia — …
Posted: Aug 12, 2025
Wildfires briefly shut the Dardanelles Strait to shipping on Monday, as extreme heat and strong winds fueled blazes across the Mediterranean. The Dardanelles — a vital maritime chokepoint for oil and gas from the Black Sea and Central Asia — …
Posted: Aug 12, 2025
Swiss Re Corporate Solutions (CorSo), the commercial insurance arm of reinsurance giant Swiss Re, has appointed Preeti Sawalani as Head of Customer and Distribution Management, Southeast Asia (SEA), effective September 1st, 2025. In her new role,...
Posted: Aug 12, 2025